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Susana Barrios
From:Stephanie Mercadante <burglin.stephanie@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 5, 2026 6:29 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] On Behalf of Jeanine Robbins, District 2, Councilmember Carlos Leon
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For public comment on May 05, 2026:
When watching the last CC meeting, I felt I was watching a meeting from Harry Sidhu’s reign. And I
laughed and laughed. See, Harry used to call us names, too. And Ashleigh seems to
have taken that lead from her predecessor. This is attempted speaker intimidation. But it didn’t stop us
then, and it certainly won’t stop us now. Just remember, Ashleigh, how it all ended for Harry.
Now, Residents have observed increased hydrant flushing activity, sometimes occurring near known
sampling periods. The volume and frequency have been significant enough that street
surfaces are being impacted, underscoring how extensive this activity has been.
At the same time, there appears to be missing lab data from September 4, 2025—just before known
operational issues in the Walnut Canyon system, which supports the Anaheim Hills area.
Now pay attention Anaheim Hills residents!
Those two facts raise a legitimate question:
Are reported results reflecting actual system conditions—or optimized and enhanced conditions?
Adding to that concern, records show a valve was opened more than 20% on September 17, 2025, and
then to 50% on September 23, 2025—which would directly impact water quality.
And importantly, all of this occurred during the third quarter of 2025, the same period in which the City’s
own Annual Water Report acknowledges a failure to complete required monitoring and states it could
not confirm the quality of the drinking water during that time.
So, we now have:
Missing required sampling
Elevated conditions within the same timeframe of the missing sampling
Increased flushing far beyond normal flushing expectations
And that alignment of missteps raises a serious question- which is: What was the condition of the water
during that time, and was it fully captured and disclosed to the State Water Board?
I’m asking the City to:
Confirm whether sampling occurred on or around September 4, 2025
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Provide those lab results or clearly explain their absence
Disclose any flushing activity conducted prior to compliance sampling beginning in September
2025 to today
And explain how the valve operations on September 17 and 23 were evaluated in relation to water
quality impacts
Let me recap this for you:
1. Missing data
2. Increased flushing
3. Incomplete required monitoring, which together adds up to a sense of uncertainty
And uncertainty mushrooms into a credibility issue, ending in zero transparency- only hidden facts.
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